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Ukok Plateau

Ice Princess mummy

Horseman, Pazyryk felt artifact, c.300
BC.

Ukok Plateau is a remote and
pristine grasslands area located in the
heart of southwestern Siberia, the
Altai
Mountains region of
Russia near the borders with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.The
Pazyryk is the name of an ancient people who
lived in the Altai
Mountains on this
plateau who are associated with some spectacular archeological
findings, including mummies found frozen in the permafrost. Many ancient Bronze Age tomb mounds have been found in the
area and have been associated with the Pazyryk culture which closely resembled that
of the legendary Scythian people to the
west. The term kurgan is in general
usage to describe such log-barrow burials. Excavations of this site
have continued to yield fascinating archaeological findings. One
famous finding is known as the "Ice Princess" excavated by Russian
archaeologist, Natalia Polosmak.
Three tattooed mummies (c. 300 BC) were extracted from the permafrost of the Ukok Plateau in the second half
of the 20th century.

The Ice Maiden and other archaeological finds were located just
within a disputed strip of land between Russia and China.
The
residents of the Altai Republic are
demanding the return of the burial artifacts from their current
location in Novosibirsk.